Legal Opinion
City of Austin v. Janowski
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 4, 1992No. 3-91-089-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
The City of Austin appeals from an order apportioning one-third of its subrogation recovery from a workers’ compensation claim to the claimant’s attorney as attorney’s fees. The City brings seven points of error, seeking to overturn the trial court’s decision. We will affirm the order.
BACKGROUND
In December 1986, Linda Janowski was injured during the course of her employment with the City while exiting a bus operated by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro). Janowski filed for benefits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation program. The City, a…
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